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Kinda hard to say but certainly, he was very encouraging. I would hesitate to consider him better than top ten. There's just no way he is going to replicate the sort of games he started out with too often. It certainly depends too on what receivers he has starting next year which cannot yet be known. He threw for 293-0 in Chicago in his first game that no one knew what to expect. He threw for 334-1 in Houston like most everyone else. 381-1 at home versus TEN was impressive for his first home game. He had 242-2 versus JAC. And then 292-2 when the Rams rested their starters in Week 1.

I'll gladly admit he is intriguing and promising. He averaged 300 yards per game with really crappy receivers. I doubt he'll throw for 4800 yards next year. At this point, I'd consider him just outside of the top ten but whatever other moves the 49ers make will have an obvious impact on his outlook. I'm not going overboard on him becoming the next Tom Brady quite yet. But he's worth tracking to be sure. Five years out is impossible to forecast for even a top QB, let alone one who had just five starts last year at the end of a bad season.

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I think with his coaches, he can be a consistent top 10. Shanahan really put it to JAC. I guess we'll find out what SF thinks of JG when the contract gets done. Seems to me that JG should force SF to pay up. If he's not getting at least $20mil, he should force SF to tag him or see what CLE offers because they're desperate, have the money, and can then use those top two picks on some other position.

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I think with his coaches, he can be a consistent top 10. Shanahan really put it to JAC. I guess we'll find out what SF thinks of JG when the contract gets done. Seems to me that JG should force SF to pay up. If he's not getting at least $20mil, he should force SF to tag him or see what CLE offers because they're desperate, have the money, and can then use those top two picks on some other position.

No brown nosing allowed, DMD did make some great points, so I liked your post instead

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Already talk out there about Cousins being a system QB and such, so no team will probably have this type of confidence with him. Regardless given the track record there is almost no way he doesn't exceed that yearly average. Guaranteed bonus/years, maybe a different story since still waiting to hear on Jimmy's.

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as for possibly being over-paid, do y'all remember when they handed out contracts like candy to rookies before the rookie cap? And those guys all had ZERO career starts. So I'm not sure I get the hesitation on paying a guy who has a proven, admittedly limited, success.

also, from what I've seen in recent years, the longer a team waits, the MORE money it costs them. If they tagged him and waited to sign in June, i guarantee it would've been more.

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as for possibly being over-paid, do y'all remember when they handed out contracts like candy to rookies before the rookie cap? And those guys all had ZERO career starts. So I'm not sure I get the hesitation on paying a guy who has a proven, admittedly limited, success.

also, from what I've seen in recent years, the longer a team waits, the MORE money it costs them. If they tagged him and waited to sign in June, i guarantee it would've been more.

I wasn't comparing him to rookies with zero NFL experience I was comparing him to proven NFL starters that already showed they could lead that team to success for a complete season. Like Stafford, or Ryan, guys who got paid with far from limited success and were considered by some to be overpaid (since Rodgers, Brady, Brees make less).

I'm not saying it was a bad decision, or that the 49ers are idiots for doing it. It may be a wise decision and great value. But its still huge, and a bit out of line with what others with far bigger track records have gotten.

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I wasn't comparing him to rookies with zero NFL experience I was comparing him to proven NFL starters that already showed they could lead that team to success for a complete season. Like Stafford, or Ryan, guys who got paid with far from limited success and were considered by some to be overpaid (since Rodgers, Brady, Brees make less).

I'm not saying it was a bad decision, or that the 49ers are idiots for doing it. It may be a wise decision and great value. But its still huge, and a bit out of line with what others with far bigger track records have gotten.

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as for possibly being over-paid, do y'all remember when they handed out contracts like candy to rookies before the rookie cap? And those guys all had ZERO career starts. So I'm not sure I get the hesitation on paying a guy who has a proven, admittedly limited, success.

also, from what I've seen in recent years, the longer a team waits, the MORE money it costs them. If they tagged him and waited to sign in June, i guarantee it would've been more.